watt puppy 7 / sophia?

To Kharma Police

I have to agree with you on your WP vs Maxx assesement, If you add a really good subwoofer to the WP the diffferences grow quite small. Obviouly the taller speaker will have a bigger soundstage.

Please don't think that I am anti WP because of my strong support of Usher. I have sold more WP than probably anyone on the planet, and I still love the speakers, I am just pissed off on Wilson's never ending price increases which are just not justified based on the difference in parts! $22,000.00 is a substantial amount of money for a pair of speakers.

Yes, the Wilson Watchdog is a big improvement for the WP7. I still feel that the Maax2 goes far beyond the WP7+Watchdog combination in performance.

Steve

I have have spent time with both models. The 7.1 is much better.

However, neither speaker even makes my top ten. And at their prices they should. My Wilson dealer listen's to ATC's at home, which he also sells, and so do I. They are better and not just better for the money.

$15,000 is a BARGAIN for the WPs??? LOL...not in my book.
My perspective is different, though...
I knew Dave when he was in Novato, California and I lived in San Francisco. He sold the WATTS through DB Audio in Berekely, the same establishment that Garth Leerer, now importer and owner of Musical Surroundings, started.
I purchased the WATTS in 1986,and had series, I, II and III with Puppies I and II. In fact, according to Dave, I was the first non-Wilson employee to ever hear the Puppies. I was just lucky: Dave set up my Goldmund Studio turntables for me.
The WATTS at that point were 4400. When the Puppies came out, they were $3300. So, put into perspective, since 1988, the WPs, now the standard-bearer (and I'm thrilled for Dave that he made it!) has more than tripled in price. I know as well as anyone alive, and better than many, what an optimally set up pair of WPs sound like, but they're expensive as heck. That's the part that bothers me.
I've recently purchased a pair of 718s, which haven't arrived yet. If they even sound terrific, I'll be happy. Haven't heard them yet, but that's ok. It didn't break the bank.
So, the WPs are great speakers -- and now they're legendary -- but I could never call them a bargain, given my historical perspective of them.

Karmapolice,

Some of us who bought a Porsche Boxster S over a 911 did so because the Boxster handles better than the 911, and is an attractive roadster rather than a chopped coupe. Just look at the R&T sallom speeds, where the Boxster S is a stand out. I wonder how many on this board assume cost is always the prevailing factor: more must be better. And, yes, I think I prefer the Sophias, but both are excellent speakers near or at the top of my list. I've owned both a Boxster S and 911, but, unlike you, don't feel I can afford either a Sophia or WP7.

db